Mark Wilkinson
will introduce Dr. Jim Anderson, a doctor of
chiropractic orthopedics. He graduated from Owatchita
Baptist University, with a B.S. degree in Biology and
Chemistry. He earned a D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic). He
is also Board Certified in Acupuncture. He is a member of
Alabama State Chiropractic Association and a member of
Central Chiropractic Society. In addition to his practice
he is a speaker and writer.
LAST
WEEKS PROGRAM
Doug
Speight introduced Ed Smith,
a long time friend; was blessed with Ed being his second
choice for speaker. He wanted his son-in-law to speak on
private aviation, but he misplaced his slides and couldn’t
talk. He has known Ed for a number of years, graduating
from high school a couple of years before he did. If you
ever get lost in town Ed Jones will be there. He has never
seen a person as active as he is, having his hands in so
many things. If you ever have to get in the Sahara
Restaurant late at night and it’s closed, call Ed, because
he can get in there.
He went to Lee and Lanier High Schools and
played football at both schools. He is one of 14 people to
do that. He graduated from Lee in 1956, going on to Auburn,
where he graduated in 1962. He didn’t play football there
because they wouldn’t have him, but he did play baseball.
He has had quite a lot of experience coaching; Catholic High
School from 1962-66; Lanier High School from 1968-74. He
claims to a friend of Charlie Eckerly. He used to work with
Jim Fife as a radio color man.
Ed said he wasn’t offended by being second
choice, because he has been second string all his life. He
can’t tell any lies with Ed Melton being present, because
they went to school together. Ed was a tackle at Capitol
Heights and he followed behind him.
He was a salesman at Azar’s and decided
Charlie Eckerly needed a personal salesman and became
Charlie’s.
He said Doug asked him to play his guitar
and sing, but he doesn’t sing in the morning. He said he
liked the song Al sang.
He was going to give a talk on football
101, but his friend forgot the black board. He did intend
to go over some of the things that affect his life. He has
been addicted to football since his first game. He can’t
get rid of it, so he decided to enjoy it. He worked for 10
years coaching high school football. He worked with Jim
Fife when he first came to Montgomery. He enjoyed working
with Jim because he was
an excellent play-by-play guy. It’s not a
play-by-play if you can’t tell where the ball is, how much
time is left, and the distance. It is a real art. He has
only done one play-by-play and that was because the guy
doing the basketball game decided to go get a hot dog and
didn’t come back when the commercials were over. Ed was
left to do the game for 20 minutes. He doesn’t like to do
play-by-play, because he can’t see what is going on; who has
the ball. You’ve got to concentrate on what the player is
doing with the ball and who is tackling them. You really
can’t see the ball game or what’s going on.
Jim had a photographic memory on numbers
and things. Ed said he would make notes and Jim did too.
By the 2nd quarter he had the names and numbers of the
opposing teams in his head.
In conjunction with some of things he had
said, it brought him to the fact that we are always losing
somebody. He saw something that said, “If God brings you to
it, he’ll bring you through it”. Happy moments praise God,
difficult moments seek God, quiet moments worship God,
painful moments trust God, and every moment thank God. He
tries to do that and it’s helped him through some things.
The Quarterback Club is having its Annual
Awards Dinner tonight (last Thursday) at the RSA Activities
Center. The speaker will be John Crull, father of Brody
Crull, Alabama’s quarterback. John has Big Oak Ranches for
boys & girls. Trophies will be given to high school and
college players.
Ralph Jordan, son of Shug Jordan, had a
piece in the newspaper calling for the resignations of the
President and the Athletic Director of Auburn. He was glad
to see him get involved, because Ralph can make that news.
There will be some action taken.
Football has gotten crazy. The Nebraska
coach was fired and they were going to hire the Pittsburgh
coach to go to Nebraska. The Nebraska coach won 9 games,
and lost 3; the record is, he set at 5% winning. Problem
was he couldn’t beat the teams he was supposed to beat. It
doesn’t make any difference about the record. Tuberville’s
record wouldn’t have made any difference if he had lost 5
straight games to Alabama. Records are secondary in some
cases.
The Bowl Championship Series, BCS; you hear
a lot about it; Oklahoma is 1, Southern Cal is 2 and LSU is
3. LSU and Southern Cal are neck and neck, but Southern
Cal’s points are a little better.
Back in the days of Charlie and Ed Melton
there were guards, tackles and backs. Today that is old
fashioned.
You still have 2 teams pushing and the one
team that pushes the hardest wins. He saw the Baltimore
team try to score at the one yard line 7 times and failed to
score.
LAST
WEEK'S GUESTS
Michael
Fritz brought our semi-honorary
member, Michael Fritz, Jr.
ENTERTAINMENT
Al
"Elvis" McLellan
has been away and
he said he missed us every chance he got. He got word from
Bubba that the paper talked about the Presidential
candidates, painting us as uneducated. He reminded Al that
he had finished the 8th grade and he was valedictorian in a
class of three.
Al did an
old song from the 40’s and said we should sing along.
READING
AT ST. JUDE'S
Dick Bennett
and the following members read the kindergarten children;
Frank Wells, Ken Carrick and Milt
Livingston.
DALRAIDA
SCHOOL
Ken Carrick
announced members will read to the students following
today's meeting.
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING AT
J.C.
PENNEY'S
Fran Abrams
organized the shopping spree for the 11 children,
accompanied by the following Club members: Dick Bennett
and friend, Jamie Reynolds and his wife, 2 children and
mother-in-law, James Dill and wife, Frank Wells, Milt
Livingston, Al McLellan, John Burch, Mike Winstead, Doug
Speight and friend, Jean Ash and friend, Jerry Evelan and
wife, George Worley and Fran Abrams. There were plenty
of people to help the children.
[Click
here for news article on the shopping spree submitted to the
Montgomery Advertiser by club member, Al McLellan.]
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